Scattered but close, the fragments of an archipelago exist in an unresolved duality, in conversation with each other, but designed to be isolated pieces afloat on a shared sea. Assimilating nature, Interior Archipelago is a layered metaphor of hope for our community, to be unavoidably individualized and divided, and simultaneously capable of finding balance and harmony through the in-between space. The latter is the public space where dialogue happens, where confrontation takes place, where violence might arise, still peace should prevail in the acknowledgment that the body of water that lets the island survive is a shared place, with no borders and no ownership, other than the one we create. By embracing its conversational nature over the soliloquy of its existence, the archipelago becomes a public interior space, where looking inward does not mean neglecting what is outside but simply creating the condition to focus on each other and reflect on our brokenness and coexistence as tools for empathy. 

Text by Francesca Liuni